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Fri 29 Aug, 2003 02:05 am
I just drove my friends car through a farmers fence, it's 2am, i was driving home from work, and the fog was really thick, and i guess i was driving too fast, and i blew through the T-intersection where i was supposed to turn and went straight through the fence. I drove around this feild untill finally i found a place where the fence opened so i could get out. I then went back to the place where i had went through the fence and it basically went back to it's normal position. I then inspected the car and as of right now there seems to be no damages.(knock on wood) Should I confront the farmer and my friend about the incident, or should i go on like nothing happened. Please give me some advise. Thanks.
You've got to tell your friend, so that he can tell his insurance company. Otherwise, if the car is in a future collision, the insurance company can disclaim coverage if they find out there was a prior collision.
How good of a friend is it?
No but really..you should tell, and inspect during daylight hours.
I agree with the above comments. I hydroplaned at slow speed off of the road, through a privet/shrub type edge of a field, and the frame of the car was severely damaged. I would certainly tell your friend, the owner of the car. And inspect the damage to the field fence.
Check the farmer's field in daylight as well. Perhaps you just drove around a pasture and perhaps you flattened rows of organic gourmet vegetables.
Local idiots cause a lot of hard feeling by snowmobiling without permission on farmer's fields. They destroy crops of winter wheat and can compact the soil to reduce yields of any crop.
Thank you everyone for your replies, turns out there was some damage to the car, but only about $150 worth. My friend took it very well and I'm still able to use the car. The fence is ok, no real problems there. The feild has cows in it, so there were no organic vegetables or wheat of any sort. Good thinking though. And again, thank you all very much for your advise.
Kerver--
You can sleep the sleep of the just (in bed, please) knowing your conscience is clear.
Hold your dominion.
Just thought i'd add this, even though it's kinda old now. Whatever. About 2 weeks after I drove threw the fence with my freinds car he went and side swiped a truck and ripped the bumper off. lol...severely sucks, but makes me feel better. I know i'm mean.
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